DOT Postpones NAFTA Information Conference

Oct 3, 2001 12:00 PM

The Department of Transportation (DOT) has postponed the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Information Conference, which was to take place at the Hyatt Hotel in San Antonio, Texas, October 21-24, 2001.

The conference was in anticipation of the United States moving forward with implementation of the land transportation provisions of DOT, in cooperation with Canada, Mexico, other federal agencies, and with state and provincial representatives.The meeting was slated to promote an understanding of the requirements for legal cross-border transport operations among the three NAFTA countries.

Anyone who has registered for the conference can receive a full refund of the registration fee by contacting the Free Trade Alliance San Antonio at 203 South St. Mary's Street, Suite 130, San Antonio, Texas 78205; by telephone at 210-229-9036, or by fax at 210-229-9724.

To cancel reservations at the Hyatt Hotel, 123 Lasoya Street, San Antonio, Texas 78205, please telephone 210-222-1234 or send faxes to 210-227-4927. To get more details, visit www.freetradealliance.org.

For further information contact Eddie Carazo, Department of Transportation, OST/X-20, Room 10300, 400 Seventh Street, SW, Washington, DC 20590, telephone (202) 366-2892, or fax (202) 366-7417.